The EHR Association shared its feedback on two NPRMs recently: to ASTP/ONC regarding the 2025 Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP), and to CMS regarding the FY 2026 IPPS proposed rule (CMS–1833–P).
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By Zac Amos – Healthcare IT leaders already understand that attackers have them in their sights, but the gulf between knowing and acting remains wide. Penetration testing — or pen testing — closes that gap by providing proof of how systems can be breached and data exfiltrated.
By Matt Wildman – On a recent episode of The MRO Exchange, Seth Katz, Vice President of Revenue Cycle at University Health in Kansas City, Missouri, shared insights on how innovation, technology, and mission-aligned partnerships have transformed their approach to release of information (ROI), contributing to improved financial performance and compliance.
By Jackie Fortier – A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on covid vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others.
Health IT product news from Motive, Auxira Health, Wolters Kluwer Health, Verato, Cantata Health Solutions, 1upHealth, Wisp, ConneXor Community, Curative, Experity, HerMD, FDA, Huma Therapeutics, Amplity, Ambience Healthcare, TalkDesk, Intelerad Medical Systems, SurgiQuality, Testsigma, Tempus AI, Andor Health, Relatient and more.
By Matt Fisher – The risk to privacy and security of healthcare information, despite all of the headlines, does not only come from outside attackers. Inside threats are real and can go undetected for potentially longer periods of time.
CMS opened the Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.The Preview Period gives clinicians and groups the ability to review their 2023 QPP performance information before it’s publicly reported on the profile pages of clinicians and groups on the Medicare.gov compare tool and in the Provider Data Catalog.
Health IT business news from Inovalon Inc., Med Tech Solutions, Huma Therapeutics, Ultrahuman, AdvancedMD, Eko Health, Arrive AI, DT Research, RadiantGraph, LeanTaaS, Altera Digital Health, HHAeXchange, BioIVT, CliniComp, Kontakt.io, Clearsense, and more.
By Timothy Casey – Healthcare leaders, here’s the hard truth: Cyberattacks are no longer a “what if”—they’re a when. In 2024 alone, more than 500 major breaches compromised millions of patient records. And while most organizations think they’re covered, the reality is far more dangerous: